Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-06-22

flames suddenly shot up from beneatn the
| engine, driving the engineer from his post
with his clothes on fire. The alarm was
given and the sleeping passengers arous-
ed, and in ten minutes from the time the
fire caught the passengers were all COM
PEELED to take to the boats. The steward
says there We're fifty-seven persons on
board, including the crew. Of this num-
ber twenty are known to be drowned and
seven are unaccounted for. Those saved
t1oated for an hour and half, when they
We're rescued by vawl and several fish
boats from shore. Several of those saved
were badly burned. Seven bodies have
already been recovered. The Champlain
was valued at about 100000.
/ MINNEAPOLIS, June 20-All the large
| hotels at Minnetonka are now open for
| the season, with the exception of Hotel
st. Louis. The Lafayette and Lake Park
are each entertaining large number of
guests, and the smaller hotels and board
ing g-houses are comfortably filled with
tourists and summer guests. On the up
per lake business is rushing, Chapman's
and Bartlett place being crowded to their
| fullest capacity The opening of the new
| hotel at Zumbra Heights will add largely
| to the facilities for entertaining guests at
| this point.
The steamers are carrying the usual
| crowds of tourists and pleasure seekers
| The steamer City of st. Louis has been out
twice during the past week and is now on
the regular run.
1t is stated on trustworthy authority that
Charles S. Fee of the Northern Pacific
railroad is the purchaser of Hotel st. Louis,
| and that the hotel will open under the di-
rect management of the road.
ST. CLOUD, June 2O.-On Tuesday last
crowded excursion train from St. Paul
passed over the Manitoba road as far west
as St. Vincent The excursion was made
up of business men and land spectators
from all over the states, and included
some prominent business men of
Minneapolis and ST. Paul, several officials
of the road and Land Con- missioner Brook
walter There were on board the train
from outside states, as follows: Michigan,
IS; Wisconsin, 81; Illinois, %; Iowa, Al;
Pennsylvania, II; New York, s, and In
diana, IA. The excursion was arranged
by J. ]. Hill Of the Manitoba road; for
the purpose of inducing outsiders to view
the many openings and the fine country
abounding ON the Manitoba road.
New HAVEN, June 20.-Over one hun
dred thousand strangers were in the city
on Friday to witness the dedication exer-
cises of the soldiers and sailors monument
at East Rock park. Generals Sherman,
Sheridan, Terry, schoGeld, sickles and
other noted soldiers were welcomed by
the local Grand Army posts. In the parade
over ten thousand men were in line. Presi
Dwight of Yale College delivered the
opening address. and Rev. Newman Smith
the Grafton at the unveiling of the monu
ment.
ST. PAUL, June 2O.-The weather here
was intensely hot toward the close of the
week. Many persons were prostraued
from the effects of the heat, and one man
and two in st. Paul.l Everyone who could
spare the time and money fled to the lakes
in the neighborhood of the two cities, and
ness, especially in the retail trade.
HELENA, June 2O.-Advices from the
Curlew are to the effect that silver ore
running 203 ounces to the ton is the aver
age from that famous mine, which, when
the new hoisting works now in eoui Sc of
construction are completed, will yield
such ore and even better in quantities that
will show it one of the best mines in Mis-
soula county.
GLASGOW, June 16.-The queens jubilee
was celebrated here to-day. A grand
memorial religious service was held in the
cathedral. Six thousand poor people
were given dinner at the public expense.
One of the features of the celebration was
a review of 10000 troops. A number of
banquets and balls will be given this eve
ming.
HURON, Oak, June 18.---The formal
call for the south Dakota division con-
yention is issued, and Wednesday, July Is,
is the date and Huron the location. The
object of the convention is to inaugurate a.
thorough canvass for a large vote on divi-
sion at the November election. The ap-
pertinent by counties is announced.
ST. PAUL, June 1s.-Governor Church
of Dakota, following the example of the
Montana executive, has issued a procla-
nation forbiding the importation Of stock
into Dakota, except under certain rigid
restrictions, from eastern states or parts of
states regarded as infected with contagi-
GUS pleuro pneumonia.
HELENA, June 2O.-The afternoon re-
ception given recently by Mrs. Maginnis
to her lady friends was most enjoyable
affair, where elegant refreshments and
pleasant chat formed d most delightful
accompaniment Of the generous hospi-
tality.
M1ssouLA, June 20.-Another bent in
the trestle work of the Missoula bridge
went out Friday, making it impossible for